Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-01-01
She Protests.

Chicago Tribune.
The world has resolved itself into
q vast fretting society of late, and the
theme of its discourse Is what to do
with our girls. Every belonging of
hers from her soul to her high-heeled
shoes is discussed with anxiety. Tit
suspected that it is this responsibility
that is making our men bald-headed.
A learned doctor of laws in the East
lately contended that they could not
succeed in business on account of the
quantity of their crinoline. 1t is
privately maintained by many that
she cannot make her mark while she
continues to wear bustles. There is
a general supposition that she is the
victim of chronic ill-health and the
slave of her looking-glass. A large
amount of this misrepresentation is
the result of ignorance on the part of
the masculine portion of mankind.
They believe that woman's dress is
uncomfortable, unhealthy and foolish.
Notwithstanding this fact they i'm
mediately resent any practical at
tempt at reforming it, and the pro-
mulgators of such reforms have al
ways met with their undisguised con-
tempt. A suggestion, amicably given
that a reform is not needed may adj
Just matters to an extent.
To begin with, there is the corset,
which almost worries the life out of
men. Know, then, there is no more
comfortable garment than the corset.
1t is logically impossible for man
to contradict this statement intelli-
gently. Fools may lace and make
themselves uncomfortable. The ma
jority of women are not fools. Even
men, being the progeny of women,
will in protection of their personal
dignity be willing to admit this. A
corset with elastic sides, laced to ex-
actly fit the body, holds all the clothes
firmly in place, makes an erect posi-
ton a pleasure, and gives look Of
unquestionable neatness to the dress.
There is an idea that they compress
the lungs; they do not, for they do
not reach TO the lungs. People main
tain that they injure the backbone by
teaching it to rely upon artificial sup
port. This is not true, for they are
open at the back, and nothing but an
interlacing of flexible cords unites
them.
The hustle causes man more ankle
ty than all of the sins Of the mascu-
line sex put together. He worries,
and writes and breaches about its
weight. That is because he has never
felt of one. They are not heavy.
They are made of wire orsloAl stuffed
with hair, and when they are firmly
fastened about the waist they take
the weight of the skirts from the
hips and support it. The dragging
feeling that the two or three skirts
and the dress gives are quite eased,
One becomes unconciouS both of the
skirts and the hustle.
AS to whether petticoats are PERM,
cious or motifs another question. They
are very popular. And besides, there
is no alternative except trousers
which man guards with frenzied fury
Then there is false hair. This has
turned many a masculine head gray
with thinking on its iniquity and fol
ly. He fears the consequence ofover.
heating the head with it. He shud
ders to think that it may have beer
cut from the head of a dead pauper
or made from grass, or anamal hair
AS for the heating of the head, il
heats no more than the same quantity
of hair which grows upon the head
and if woman has enough natura
hair to make her couture look vel
she does not use false hair. AS mer
do not distress themselves over any